McClure Family of Montrose Travel Awarded 2012 SoCalASTA Diamond Award

Travel Leader Sees Personalized Travel Experience as Key to Industry’s Future The McClure family, owners of Montrose Travel, a $160-plus million full-service travel and host Travel Management Company, was recently awarded the prestigious 2012 Diamond Award by the American Society of Travel Agents, Southern California Chapter (SoCalASTA). The annual award honors professionals and other entities […]

Guild Presents Check

Mickie Faris (third from left) is shown accepting a check from the La Cañada Orthopaedic Guild for $16,000 to the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital. The donation will be used to assist and provide care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. In partnership with UCLA Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital will become the pre-eminent […]

Dilbeck Sales Partner Eller Featured in ‘Realtor Magazine’

Dilbeck La Cañada sales partner Sue Eller was recently featured in “Realtor Magazine.” Eller was recognized for knowing how to maintain and maximize her customer connections for sales success. That article stated that Eller, a sales associate with Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living in La Cañada has pinned hundreds of photos of local architectural gems, […]

Dates Set for Second Annual Glendale City Golf Championship

The Second Annual Glendale City Golf Championship is set for July 25 and July 29. Together, the Glendale Parks and Open Space Foundation, Scholl Canyon Golf Course, Oakmont Country Club, American Golf and The Local Trusted Choice Insurance Agents will host the annual championship to benefit the local parks and open space. The first round […]

People Making News

Ian Conover of Glendal was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at Hofstra University. Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution located in Hempstead, N.Y. _____________________ Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), located in Massachusetts, announced that Andrew Weiler of Montrose, a freshman, was named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall […]

Falcon Basketball Season in Review

By Brandon HENSLEY Despite a roster overload, the 2012-13 Crescenta Valley boys’ basketball team replicated last season’s success almost exactly.  CV finished second in the Pacific League this year and made it to the CIF Southern Section Division 1A semifinals, where it lost to El Toro, falling one game short of the championship round. Last […]

Boys’ Soccer Already Looking to Next Season

By Aimee YEGHIAYAN The Crescenta Valley boys soccer team’s successful season ended Feb. 20 with a game against Century High School. The semi-final round of CIF knocked out CV with a 1-2 loss at home and left the team 19-4-7 overall and 8-2-4 in league wrapping a memorable season. “One of the downfalls of being […]

CV Golden Valley

By Leonard COUTIN CV Falcons hosted track and field division champions Golden Valley at Thursday’s meet. Having competed last season against the Grizzlies – who were coached by his sons – Falcons coach Mark Evans was not surprised by the strength displayed by Golden Valley. “We did pretty well,” he said of Thursday’s competition, “but […]

CV Falcons Victorious

The CV Falcons 14U team defeated nationally ranked Tri-City Ballers (13U team) 36-31 to win the Pasadena Rush tournament at Cal Tech College last month. The team, comprised of seventh and eighth graders from Rosemont Middle School, went undefeated through pool play defeating teams from Orange County, West Los Angeles, and Pasadena. In the championship […]